Throw your hands up and SHOUT

OK, while this is not directly related to what we are doing, it is a pretty incredible thing. I think this product alone spells the death of DAT for field recording:

Tascam HD-P2

The main points here are:

• 44.1kHz to 192kHz recording resolution at 16- or 24-bit
• Time-stamped Broadcast WAVE file format
• Retake button - re-do the last recording with a single button press
• Audio files continually re-saved to CF on the fly
• XLR mic inputs feature phantom power
• Unbalanced stereo RCA I/O
• S/PDIF digital I/O
• Built-in mono microphone and speaker
• Analog level controls
• FireWire interface so you can instantly pull the files from CF to a computer
• SMPTE/LTC timecode via XLR jack
• Timestamps Broadcast WAVE recordings from SMPTE input
• Chase locks to incoming SMPTE timecode
• Video clock input resolves to house clock
• Pull-up and Pull-down sample rates (for the odd video format situation)
• Runs on (8) readily available AA batteries or DC power adapter
• Approximately 5.5 hours of operating time on battery power

All this for < $1000.

WOW.

Anyone interested in a slightly used Edirol R-1?

:)